User friendly inquiry and computer program for following patients with ovarian malignancy

The establishing of a correct diagnosis in patients with ovarian malignancy requires the combination of a variety of methods of examination. An inquiry for following of malignoma patients has been compiled, accompanied by an adequate computer program. Beside general information regarding the patient, diagnosis and treatment, the inquiry also includes the case history, data regarding clinical, ultrasonographic and preoperative examinations, surgery, histologic findings and follow-up after termination of treatment. A user-friendly computer program was developed for recording and processing of all available data collected during the diagnostic and treatment procedures. The inquiry and the computer program have been in use for three years and we find they are very useful in follow-up of patients with ovarian malignancy. Data are collected at one site, transparent and always available. Statistical analysis of collected data can be performed by computer. The aim of this uniform inquiry and computer program is a concurrent, radical and simplified collecting, processing and comparing of data at each center and between centers dealing with the treatment of ovarian malignancy.